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Coffee might stimulate bowel movement and thus overcome obstipation in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
Critically ill patients requiring ventilator support frequently suffer from obstipation. We hypothesize that coffee, administered either orally or rectally, might stimulate bowel movement.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| standard of care | No Intervention | patients receive standard care | |
| Coffee orally | Experimental | patients will receive standard of care plus coffee orally |
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| coffee rectally | Experimental | patients receive standard of care plus coffee rectally |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| coffee | Dietary Supplement | patients will receive a cup of coffee at room temperature orally twice daily |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Bowel movement rate | participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 5 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| time on mechanical ventilation | participants will be followed for the duration of intensive care unit stay, an expected average of 3 weeks | |
| time of stay on ICU | participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 5 weeks |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Christoph Eisenbach | University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University hospital of Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 69120 | Germany |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003069 | Coffee |
| ID | Term |
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| D028321 | Plant Preparations |
| D001688 | Biological Products |
| D045424 | Complex Mixtures |
| D001628 | Beverages |
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| coffee rectally | Dietary Supplement | patients receive an enema of two cups of coffee at room temperature once daily |
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| lengths of hospitalisation | an average of 5 weeks of hospital stay is expected |
| in hospital mortality | participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 5 weeks |
| long term mortality | 6 months following discharge |
| D000066888 |
| Diet, Food, and Nutrition |
| D010829 | Physiological Phenomena |
| D019602 | Food and Beverages |